Splitting file name !!

Hi,
Suppose I have a filename as abc_lmn_123.log and I need to split this name into 3 different variables - which command should i use.
My OS is Solaris 5.8
Thanx
Sumit

Not sure to understand. Check this out :
$ set `echo abc_lmn_123.log | awk -F_ '{print $1, $2, $3}'`
$ echo $1 $2 $3
abc lmn 123.log
$ You could also try
$ echo abc_lmn_123.log | awk -F_ '{print $1, $2, $3}' | read F1 F2 F3
$ echo $F1 $F2 $F3

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file = Dir
Wend
Line1:
If Not bool Then
file = "c:\myfolder\20130115033100DataLog.txt" 'Just for a test that the code works as intended
End If
'This part for the selected text files to be loaded on a single Excel Sheet.
Set myWB = ThisWorkbook
Set newWS = Sheets(1)
L = myWB.Sheets(1).Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
t = 1
For x = 1 To UBound(file)
Workbooks.OpenText Filename:=file(x), DataType:=xlDelimited, Tab:=True, Semicolon:=True, Space:=False, Comma:=False
Set WB = ActiveWorkbook
WB.Sheets(1).UsedRange.Copy newWS.Cells(t, 2)
t = myWB.Sheets(1).Cells(Rows.Count, "B").End(xlUp).Row + 1
WB.Close False
Next
myWB.Sheets(1).Columns(1).Delete
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Rows("1:1").Insert Shift:=xlDown, CopyOrigin:=xlFormatFromLeftOrAbove
End Sub

- Make a new Excel file
- Open the VBA editor
- Add a Userform
- Place 2 text boxes and 1 command button on that form
- Paste all code below into the code module of the form
- Download this file:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35239054/FileSearch.cls
- In the VBA editor press CTRL-M and import that file
- Save the Excel file in the directory that contain your text files
- Run the form
You can format the columns of the sheet as you like, e.g. column E:H should be a number with 5 decimal places. The top row can contain some headings. My code did not affect the formatting or the headings.
Andreas.
Option Explicit
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
'Just a sample
Me.TextBox1.Value = FormatDateTime(Now, vbGeneralDate)
Me.TextBox2.Value = FormatDateTime(Now, vbShortDate)
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim StartDate As Date, EndDate As Date
Dim FS As New FileSearch
Dim R As Range
Dim ThisFile As Variant
Dim ThisDate As Date
Dim Data As Variant
Dim Count As Long
'Be sure we have 2 dates
If Not IsDate(Me.TextBox1.Value) Then
Me.TextBox1.SetFocus
MsgBox "No start date"
Exit Sub
End If
If Not IsDate(Me.TextBox2.Value) Then
Me.TextBox2.SetFocus
MsgBox "No end date"
Exit Sub
End If
'Convert to real dates
StartDate = CDate(Me.TextBox1.Value)
EndDate = CDate(Me.TextBox2.Value)
'Time part given?
If Fix(EndDate) = EndDate Then
'No include all files for this day
EndDate = EndDate + TimeSerial(23, 59, 59)
End If
'Correct order?
If StartDate > EndDate Then
ThisDate = EndDate
EndDate = StartDate
StartDate = ThisDate
End If
With FS
'Same path as our file
.LookIn = ThisWorkbook.Path
.FileName = "*DataLog.txt"
'Search all files sort by file name
If .Execute(msoSortByFileName, msoSortOrderAscending) = 0 Then
MsgBox "No data files found in " & .LookIn
Exit Sub
End If
'Clear previous data
Set R = Range("A2").CurrentRegion
If R.Row < 2 Then Set R = R.Offset(1)
R.ClearContents
'Show the user that we are working
Application.Cursor = xlWait
DoEvents
For Each ThisFile In .FoundFiles
'Get the date from the file name
ThisDate = Filename2Date(ThisFile)
'Between our dates?
If (ThisDate >= StartDate) And (ThisDate <= EndDate) Then
'Import at the end of the data
Set R = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Offset(1)
Data = ReadCSV(ThisFile)
R.Resize(UBound(Data) + 1, UBound(Data, 2) + 1) = Data
Count = Count + 1
End If
Next
End With
'Done
Application.Cursor = xlDefault
If Count = 0 Then
MsgBox "No files match your dates"
Else
MsgBox Count & " files imported"
'Hide the form
Me.Hide
End If
End Sub
Private Function Filename2Date(ByVal Fullname As String) As Date
'Convert e.g "C:\20130601142648DataLog.txt" to the date "01.06.2013 14:26:48"
Dim i As Long, j As Long
i = InStrRev(Fullname, "\")
If i > 0 Then Fullname = Mid(Fullname, i + 1)
Fullname = JustNumbers(Fullname)
If Len(Fullname) <> 14 Then Exit Function
Filename2Date = _
DateSerial(Mid(Fullname, 1, 4), Mid(Fullname, 5, 2), Mid(Fullname, 7, 2)) + _
TimeSerial(Mid(Fullname, 9, 2), Mid(Fullname, 11, 2), Mid(Fullname, 13, 2))
End Function
Private Function JustNumbers(ByVal What As String) As String
'Return only numbers from What (by Rick Rothstein)
Dim i As Long, j As Long, Digit As String
For i = 1 To Len(What)
Digit = Mid$(What, i, 1)
If Digit Like "#" Then
j = j + 1
Mid$(What, j, 1) = Digit
End If
Next
JustNumbers = Left$(What, j)
End Function
Private Function ReadCSV(ByVal Fullname As String) As Variant
'Read a CSV file into an array
Const LDelim = vbCrLf 'Line delimiter
Const FDelim = ";" 'Field delimiter
Dim hFile As Integer
Dim Buffer As String
Dim Lines, Line, Data
Dim i As Long, j As Long
'Be sure the file exists
If Dir(Fullname) = "" Then Exit Function
'Open and read all data
hFile = FreeFile
Open Fullname For Binary Access Read As #hFile
Buffer = Space(LOF(hFile))
Get #hFile, , Buffer
Close #hFile
'Split into lines
Lines = Split(Buffer, LDelim)
'Split the first line and prepare the output
'Note: I assume that all lines have the same number of fields
Line = Split(Lines(0), FDelim)
ReDim Data(0 To UBound(Lines), 0 To UBound(Line))
For i = 0 To UBound(Lines)
Line = Split(Lines(i), FDelim)
For j = 0 To UBound(Line)
'Parse the fields
If IsDate(Line(j)) Then
Data(i, j) = CDate(Line(j))
ElseIf IsNumeric(Line(j)) Then
Data(i, j) = CDbl(Line(j))
Else
Data(i, j) = Line(j)
End If
Next
Next
ReadCSV = Data
End Function

Error while reading file name in a directory

Hi,
I am trying to read all the file names within a directory, however I get the below error while running the code.
Run-time error '5':
Invalid procedure call or argument
The actual path is "Q:\Budget\Historical Budgets\FY15\*.xls*"
and ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1).Range("A1").Value = FY15 in my excel sheet.
"Below is the code I am using"
Dim file As Variant
file = Dir("Q:\Budget\Historical Budgets\" & ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1).Range("A1").Value & "\*.xls*")
If file = "" Then
 MsgBox "no files"
 Exit Sub
 Else
 ' ... else, count the files
 x = 0
 Do While file <> ""
 x = x + 1
 file = Dir
<---- I get the error at this line.
 Loop
End If
Could you please help me to solve this problem
Regards, Hitesh

Do you want to generate a list of all files in a folder, in your spreadsheet? If so, please try this sample code?
Option Explicit
Private cnt As Long
Private arfiles
Private level As Long
Sub Folders()
Dim i As Long
Dim sFolder As String
Dim iStart As Long
Dim iEnd As Long
Dim fOutline As Boolean
arfiles = Array()
cnt = -1
level = 1
sFolder = "C:\Users\Excel\Desktop\Coding\Microsoft Excel\Work Samples\"
ReDim arfiles(2, 0)
If sFolder <> "" Then
SelectFiles sFolder
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
On Error Resume Next
Worksheets("Files").Delete
On Error GoTo 0
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Worksheets.Add.Name = "Files"
With ActiveSheet
For i = LBound(arfiles, 2) To UBound(arfiles, 2)
If arfiles(0, i) = "" Then
If fOutline Then
Rows(iStart + 1 & ":" & iEnd).Rows.Group
End If
With .Cells(i + 1, arfiles(2, i))
.Value = arfiles(1, i)
.Font.Bold = True
End With
iStart = i + 1
iEnd = iStart
fOutline = False
Else
.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=.Cells(i + 1, arfiles(2, i)), _
Address:=arfiles(0, i), _
TextToDisplay:=arfiles(1, i)
iEnd = iEnd + 1
fOutline = True
End If
Next
.Columns("A:Z").ColumnWidth = 5
End With
End If
'just in case there is another set to group
If fOutline Then
Rows(iStart + 1 & ":" & iEnd).Rows.Group
End If
Columns("A:Z").ColumnWidth = 5
ActiveSheet.Outline.ShowLevels RowLevels:=1
ActiveWindow.DisplayGridlines = False
End Sub
Sub SelectFiles(Optional sPath As String)
Static FSO As Object
Dim oSubFolder As Object
Dim oFolder As Object
Dim oFile As Object
Dim oFiles As Object
Dim arPath
If FSO Is Nothing Then
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
End If
If sPath = "" Then
sPath = CurDir
End If
arPath = Split(sPath, "\")
cnt = cnt + 1
ReDim Preserve arfiles(2, cnt)
arfiles(0, cnt) = ""
arfiles(1, cnt) = arPath(level - 1)
arfiles(2, cnt) = level
Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(sPath)
Set oFiles = oFolder.Files
For Each oFile In oFiles
cnt = cnt + 1
ReDim Preserve arfiles(2, cnt)
arfiles(0, cnt) = oFolder.Path & "\" & oFile.Name
arfiles(1, cnt) = oFile.Name
arfiles(2, cnt) = level + 1
Next oFile
level = level + 1
For Each oSubFolder In oFolder.Subfolders
SelectFiles oSubFolder.Path
Next
level = level - 1
End Sub
Knowledge is the only thing that I can give you, and still retain, and we are both better off for it.

How can I extract a file name / path from a local path variable in TestStand?

I have local TestStand string variable, call it 'locals.path', that contains a path to a file including the file name (c:\inputs\input.txt). I need to be able to split up the path (c:\input) and the file name (input.txt) and save them into 2 local variables. What is the best way to do this?
After reading through some of the other forums, it looks like there are some built-in functions that can accomplish this, but I am unable to find how to use them anywhere on the NI web site. One forum said to use the File I/O>Strip Path.file function. How is this called? Is this function in a DLL?
I know that there are a number of DLLs that are installed with TestStand into the c:\windows\system32 directory. One forum made note of CVI_OpenFile / CVI_ReadFIle functions in the cvirt.dll that I used to solve a problem that I had in the past. The problem is that I had no idea that that these functions even existed and would have never known unless a similar question had been posted previously. Is there some place that these DLL function interfaces are defined or documented? Is there a function that can extract the file name out of a string for me?
Thanks,
Mike

Hi,
There sound like functions in say LabVIEW or CVI.
I have attached a small example which may help. (I have not allowed for any error trapping, if say you dont find the file and cancel)
Regards
Ray Farmer
Message Edited by Ray Farmer on 10-16-2006 10:04 PM
Regards
Ray Farmer
Attachments:
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File name from file path

Hi Friends,
i am using METHOD CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>FILE_OPEN_DIALOG
i want to know the file name selected from the path.
example : c:\folder\file.txt.
here i want to know which file i have selected. if it is a small path then we can use SPLIT command but if the path selected is long with special chareters then?
urget requirement.
regards
Kumar M.

u can use this function...
CALL FUNCTION 'WS_FILENAME_GET'
   EXPORTING
     DEF_PATH         = 'C:\'
     MASK             = '*.xls'
     MODE             = 'O'
     TITLE            = SY-TITLE
   IMPORTING
     FILENAME         = FILENAME
   EXCEPTIONS
     INV_WINSYS       = 1
     NO_BATCH         = 2
     SELECTION_CANCEL = 3
     SELECTION_ERROR = 4
     OTHERS           = 5.
have a nice day...

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